Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.6° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
210
178
106
57
31
19
47
109
293
368
292
191
96
80
61
3
11
3
Wind (km/h)
35
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
E
30
E
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
SW
40
S
70
SSE
70
S
45
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:04PM2.90m
11:46AM2.93m
11:43PM3.10m
12:20PM3.14m
Low Tide
5:00PM1.09m
5:24AM0.57m
5:38PM0.85m
6:00AM0.34m
6:15PM0.61m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:56
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7:58
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5:46
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5:44
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5:42
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1
1
3
2
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1
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1
3
2
Temp °C
10
8
8
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
8
8
8
7
9
9
11
8
Feels °C
1
2
3
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
-2
0
2
3
0
-5
-3
-2
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